Area of research
Epidemiology · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research focused on Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas disease, with related work in CRISPR, Microbiology, Selenocysteine. Notable publications include 'Expanding the toolbox for Trypanosoma cruzi: A parasite line incorporating a bioluminescence-fluorescence dual reporter and streamlined CRISPR/Cas9 functionality for rapid in vivo...', 'Local association of Trypanosoma cruzi chronic infection foci and enteric neuropathic lesions at the tissue micro-domain scale', and 'Optimising genetic transformation of Trypanosoma cruzi using hydroxyurea-induced cell-cycle synchronisation'.
Stage-specific MCM protein expression in Trypanosoma cruzi: insights into metacyclogenesis and G1 arrested epimastigotes
Local association of Trypanosoma cruzi chronic infection foci and enteric neuropathic lesions at the tissue micro-domain scale
Trypanosomatid selenophosphate synthetase structure, function and interaction with selenocysteine lyase
Bioluminescent:Fluorescent Trypanosoma cruzi Reporter Strains as Tools for Exploring Chagas Disease Pathogenesis and Drug Activity
Expanding the toolbox for Trypanosoma cruzi: A parasite line incorporating a bioluminescence-fluorescence dual reporter and streamlined CRISPR/Cas9 functionality for rapid in vivo localisation and phenotyping
Optimising genetic transformation of Trypanosoma cruzi using hydroxyurea-induced cell-cycle synchronisation